Disposable garment

Abstract

A disposable garment used with an insert pad. The disposable garment has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a crotch region, a front region and a back region. The disposable garment comprises an outer cover and an absorbent assembly joined inside the outer cover. The absorbent assembly has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, longitudinal sides and transverse ends. The absorbent assembly comprises a backsheet, an absorbent material disposed inside the backsheet and an elastic member extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent assembly to longitudinally elasticize a portion of the absorbent assembly. The absorbent assembly has a center crotch portion and a periphery portion, each portion having an absorbent capacity per unit area. The absorbent capacity per unit area of the center crotch portion is less than that of the periphery portion. The absorbent assembly is treated to increase stiffness.

1 . A disposable garment having a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a crotch region, a front region and a back region, the disposable garment comprising 
 an outer cover and an absorbent assembly joined inside the outer cover,    the absorbent assembly having a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, longitudinal sides and transverse ends and comprising a backsheet, an absorbent material provided inside the backsheet and an elastic member extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent assembly to longitudinally elasticize a portion of the absorbent assembly,    the absorbent assembly having a center crotch portion and a periphery portion, each portion having an absorbent capacity per unit area, the absorbent capacity per unit area of the center crotch portion being less than that of the periphery portion, wherein the absorbent assembly is treated to increase stiffness.    
     
     
         2 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the absorbent capacity per unit area of the center crotch portion is not more than 40% of the absorbent capacity per unit area of the periphery portion.  
     
     
         3 . The disposable garment of  claim 2  wherein the center crotch portion has no absorbent material to have no absorbent capacity.  
     
     
         4 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the absorbent assembly has a longitudinally extending center portion and longitudinally extending opposite side portions, the elastic member is positioned in the area of the longitudinally extending side portion when the absorbent assembly is stretched in its flat uncontracted condition, and the longitudinally extending side portion is treated to increase stiffness thereof.  
     
     
         5 . The disposable garment of  claim 4  wherein the transverse width of the longitudinally extending center portion is not more than 40% of the transverse width between the positions of the elastic members when the absorbent assembly is stretched in its flat uncontracted condition.  
     
     
         6 . The disposable garment of  claim 5  wherein the absorbent garment comprises a barrier leg cuff disposed adjacent the longitudinal sides of the absorbent assembly, the barrier leg cuff has a proximal edge and a distal edge, and the elastic member to longitudinally elasticize a portion of the absorbent assembly is an elastic member disposed adjacent the distal edge of the barrier leg cuff.  
     
     
         7 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the absorbent assembly is incorporated with a reinforcement member to increase stiffness.  
     
     
         8 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the absorbent material is treated to increase stiffness.  
     
     
         9 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein both of the outer cover and the backsheet comprise a translucent material or a transparent material.  
     
     
         10 . The disposable garment of  claim 1  wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a topsheet to cover at least the absorbent material.